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ESA ground operations: working smarter, better
ESApod, audio and video from space
English - June 14, 2007 10:00 - 4 minutes - 2.66 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience Technology science ariane astronauts astronomy black hole comet earth envisat ers-2 ground station Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As spacecraft and space missions expand in number and sophistication, building and operating the complex ground infrastructure required to operate in space is also becoming more demanding. ESA is successfully rationalising ground systems and infrastructure - the people, computers, networks and software that operate missions in space - while still achieving essential mission requirements.
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